The Old and the New Magic

Template:BookInfo was a book on the history of conjuring.

An introduction was written by Dr. Paul Carus.

History of Natural Magic and Prestidigitation
- Heron of Alexandria , Philo of Byzantium
The Chevalier Pinetti
- Naples , Piacenza , Grisy
A Study in Charlatanism
- Cagli , Cardinal de Rohan , Marie Antoinette
Ghostmaking Extraordinary
- Peter III , phantasmagoria , spectres
The Romance of Automata
- automaton , Schlumberger , Catherine II
Conjurer Author and Ambassador
- Robert-Houdin , Palais Royal
Some Oldtime Conjurers
- Bartolomeo Bosco, Harry Houdini , Alexander Herrmann
The Secrets of Second Sight
- Svengali , Robert Heller , second sight
The Confessions of an Amateur Conjurer
- Martinka , Robert Heller , Kolta
A Day with Alexander the Great
- Alexander Herrmann , Vanishing Lady , Mephisto
A Twentieth Century Thaumaturgist
- Fakir of Ava , Harry Kellar, Davenport Brothers
As Gentleman of Thibet
- Sarak , Madame Blavatsky , Theosophical Society
Have Met
- Chung Ling Soo , Buatier de Kolta , Harry Houdini
The Riddle of the Sphinx
- looking-glass , ventriloquism , Egyptian Hall
Treweyism
- Trewey , Paul Carus , Carl Heinrich Cornill

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